Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

Recommendation: if you like turn based RPGs: Buy! Buy! Buy! Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (SOW) is bursting with old school, console game vibes, but in truth, is an outstanding modern rpg. It presents a perfect blend of unit building, tactics, tech tree advancement, and resource management, all driven by an engaging, although sometimes a bit melodramatic storyline. It is a very impressive effort by an indie developer, Dancing Dragon Games. Had I known about it and played it back in its 2022 release year, I probably would have voted for it as the RPG of the Year. SOW is an auto-battler. If you're like me and don't really like auto-battlers, don't let that throw you off. In this game, it works. While the actual battles are handled automatically, you have complete control over the movement of your units on the battlefield. Only when you commit to an attack - or get attacked - do you enter the auto battler mode. Battle are presented in a you go, they go format. Whether you are fighting on offense or defense dramatically changes how some units react. Judicious use of resources to optimize offensive units and defensive units in their respective roles makes your playthroughs much easier. The game is divided into Chapters. Except for a few Chapters, each Chapter begins with you being able to hire new troops, buy items, sell items, or exchange items for things you need to promote your units You can then flesh out your armies in whatever way you desire. But, choose wisely, because certain troops need certain enhancements to be effective and the things you need will always seem to be fewer in quantity than what you have. Some special battles called Arenas can also be accessed. Arenas are great places to help train up newer armies, gain some cash, and get some nice rewards. There are also some additional side quest-like battles you can pursue. Don't worry, all uncompleted side quests and arena battles carry over from Chapter to Chapter. Once you have all the unit building done, you can Deploy to the main Chapter battlefield. Unless you are playing with Permadeath on, armies you lose in battle reappear in the next chapter. Most Chapters have multiple criteria for success, including building captures, turn constraints, varying characters surviving, and more. The Chapter scenarios change up enough to keep battles from being repetitive - and they sometimes throw in surprises that will have you scrambling if you haven't played the chapter before. Armies consists of a Leader and up to 8 additional units. Basic classes are Light infantry, Heavy infantry, Light Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry, Casters, and Healers. You will also gain access to Dragons and War Cats as you progress. Dragons are the stars of many battles, but do not neglect the War Cats; they can be game changers. While losing certain characters result in losing a Chapter (and having to replay it), losing your Main Character (MC) results in losing the game. Most successful playthroughs will see you building your MC as a support Army. There is more than just the insta-loss aspect to this: as the story develops, your MC becomes to only character in the game able to resurrect units on the battlefield, so it makes sense to grow the MC's army as a support Army. Resurrection is also available at Temples if the Chapter battlefield has one. However, they are not always at the most convenient locations and meeting turn requirements significantly helps you advance your progression up the tech tree, so relying on temples is iffy. It really doesn't matter much in the end. You end up growing attached to all your armies, so just go into the game knowing your MC will end up becoming a healer army. You gain 4 other main storyline characters (who eventually become the Nephilim) you will end up liking just as much as your MC. Overall, you have 30 Chapters to complete, many Arenas (the numbers depend on the luck of your drops and what you find in the stores), and multiple side quests. There are 4 difficulty levels levels to try and you can always turn on permadeath if it becomes too easy. It all combines to create a game that is more than worthy of its asking price. Strongly recommended!

round 11, 30 minutes of you getting destroyed for the story. Can't do nothing, jsut watch you getting annihilated. Sorry, don't have the time for old school useless story. Uninstalled.

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所々日本語化されていないシーンがあります・・・

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